Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships

First, we observe what is actually happening in a situation: what are we observing others saying or doing that is either enriching or not enriching our life? The trick is to be able to articulate this observation without introducing any judgment or evaluation—to simply say what people are doing that we either like or don’t like. Next, we state how

Four components of NVC: 1. observations 2. feelings 3. needs 4. requests